University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

I wish I was sure of what i wanted to major in so that when I registered for classes I would not have trouble deciding what to take. I also would have wished I knew more about financial aid because it was a little difficult figuring out how loans worked.

my major

How the finanacial aid system worked.

How cut-throat things really are. Getting into your major probably won't be easy unless you're very, very good at what you do.

I knew everything

That it's very difficult to really get a feel for what you want to major in, because there's a lot of pressure to pick a major immediately. It helps a lot to know what you want to do before you come to college.

I wish i had come into college with a major and career in mind. That way I would have extra motive and drive to excel in my studies because I would have a goal I was working towards. I took a lot of classes that were uninteresting and that I had no passion for, which was a waste of time and money and took a toll on my GPA.

I wish I knew how to study correctly.

I wish I had time to figure out how to plan my 4 years to double major, be athletic, and have an internship every year to get work experience

I wish I had realized what a big school it would be. The dorms are so far apart that I didn't even see my friends from high school very often. Compared to high school, it can be really lonely.

It's harder to get out into the woods than I thought. This campus is strictly urban, with some great park and beautiful lakes. The more people tell you to take adavantage of your time there, the better. Apply for scholarhipos early, starting with a timeline and than focusing on the ones that are ost relevant to you. It doesn't actually rain so much - more of an every-other day drizzle.

Before coming to school I wish I would have known that I could be anyone I wanted to be, I didn't have to be the person I had been thoughout highschool. You can be anyone you want to be, and you can become anyone you want to be, and it's finding yourself that is so important when it comes to your social life in collage.

upper level science classes aren't smaller. Don't come here if you are a science major.

How much work would be required of me.

That it is best to get involved on campus us much as you can. It makes a more fulfilling experience.

How to get into a sorority.

I wish I would have known a little more about myself and the way I learn. It took me along time to figure out the best ways to study and learn the material presented to me in classes. I wish I could have figured this out sooner so that I didn't miss out on such good information taught by my professors.

I wish I had understood the value of studying and of doing homework in a timely maner.

That it is huge. No exageration.

To choose a major before hand and know what you want to do